Since introducing nine ASC-specific revenue cycle management benchmarks in 2017, Regent Revenue Cycle Management (Regent RCM), an independent division of Regent Surgical Health, has seen the ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) that use them gain a much better handle on their financial health. A new white paper offers insights from that experience and provides an update on KPIs.…
When an earthquake that reached 7.0 on the Richter scale shook Alaska’s Anchorage / Wasilla area in early December, the Surgery Center of Wasilla stood strong and ready to assist the community. Wasilla Administrator Juan Uson, R.N., says while his center is located close to the epicenter of the recent earthquake, the relatively new facility…
While only a few years ago hospitals were buying ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) outright and converting them to hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), the trend today is just the opposite: hospital systems are increasingly converting HOPDs to ASCs in joint ventures with physicians in their markets. Why? Today’s progressive hospital systems are rethinking how and where…
A proven leader in the ASC Industry with more than 17 years’ experience, Scott Bergman has joined Regent Surgical Health, the nation’s leading surgery center management and development company, as Vice President of Business Development. In his new role, Bergman will work closely with physician groups and hospital systems to merge and acquire existing facilities…
The team at Knightsbridge Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio is poised to increase the number of egg retrieval procedures it performs from about 20 this past year to 400-500 annually beginning in 2019, while improving the quality of the experience for patients. “We have an ob-gyn group across the street from the center that focuses…
There’s a common misconception that candidates for surgery in an ASC must be in optimal health and physical condition. The team at Oregon Surgical Institute (OSI), including James Ballard, M.D., and Chris Nanson, M.D. are pioneers in same-day total joint replacement (TJR) surgery. They discuss outpatient candidates and how they screen appropriate TJR candidates against…
When educating patients about outpatient Total Joint Replacement (TJR), the surgeons and team at OSI have it down to a science. Patients can expect phone calls from the surgeon, their staff and the anesthesiologist to learn about the surgery and what to expect pre- and post-op. All patients will be scheduled for an educational class…
James Ballard, M.D., and Chris Nanson, M.D. from the Oregon Surgical Institute discuss many reasons why surgeons want to transition to outpatient for total joint replacement (TJR) and other procedures. From less hospital bureaucracy and fewer meetings to more ownership and increased time with patients. Surgeons can be in the driver seat throughout the whole…
In August, a group of ten professionals from across Regent Surgical Health’s network of ambulatory surgical centers were forever changed by their experience providing desperately needed pediatric spine surgeries to eight teenage and young adult patients in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. To bring this service mission to life, and to pave the way for future…
As ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) change and grow, they add new specialties. Making sure contracts keep up with these changes is critical to ongoing success. Andrea Woodell, Regent’s vice president of managed care, has extensive experience negotiating payer contracts – and helping ASCs keep them current. In this final blog in a 3-part series, she…